President Bola Tinubu is currently hosting the new president of Senegal, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, at the State House, Abuja.The meeting, it was gathered, is a courtesy call on President Tinubu by the newest member of the Economic Community of West African State’s (ECOWAS) Authority of Heads of State and Government.President
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President Bola Tinubu has sought approval of the Senate for the 2024 National Anti-Doping Bill.Tinubu’s request is contained in a letter addressed to President of Senate, Godswill Akpabio and read at plenary on Thursday.Tinubu said the request was in accordance with provisions of Section 58(2) of the Constitution of the
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A British journalist, Christopher Wilson, sparked outrage among many Nigerians with a now-deleted tweet.In the tweet, Wilson compared Nigerians to Nazis for welcoming the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, to Nigeria, igniting widespread condemnation.The three-day visit of Prince Harry and Meghan to Nigeria attracted significant
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Emirates will resume services to Nigeria on October 1, 2024, operating a daily service between Lagos and Dubai and offering customers more choice and connectivity from Nigeria’s largest city to and through Dubai.The service will be operated using a Boeing 777-300ER. EK783 will depart Dubai at 0945hrs, arriving in Lagos
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The death toll in the Gezawa mosque attack has risen to 12, after 11 more victims died while receiving treatment at the Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital in Kano.The Police Public Relations Officer of the Kano Command, SP Abdullahi Kiyawa, who confirmed the development to Channels Television, said they died as
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The National Examinations Council (NECO) says it has not extended the closing date for the 2024 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) Internal Registration.A statement signed by a spokesperson for the organisation, Azeez Sani, said the registration, which started on Monday, December 18, 2023, will close on Monday, June 3, 2024.The
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The Kano State Chief Judge, Justice Dije Abdu Aboki, has transferred the corruption case involving the National Chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje; and seven others to a different court.The case, which was previously under the jurisdiction of Kano High Court number 4, presided over by Justice
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The federal government has pleaded with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) over its recent strike threat.Recall that ASUU had issued a two-week ultimatum to the government to reconstitute the governing councils of public universities.Addressing journalists in Abuja, acting Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Chris Maiyaki,
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The convicted billionaire kidnapping kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, alias Evans, facing an attempted murder case, has approached the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja for settlement.Evans, along with his co-defendant, Joseph Emeka, who is facing murder and attempted kidnapping charges, has opted for the option of a plea bargain.The state prosecution
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The marriage of 100 female orphans in Niger State has been stopped by an Abuja Federal High Court.The controversial mass marriage sponsored by the Speaker of the Niger State House of Assembly, Abdulmalik Sarkin-Daji, was scheduled to take place on Friday, May 24.Sarkin-Daji had decided to sponsor the
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